albymoore Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hi All, Here is the latest to join my fleet of small scale F-16s, a Hasegawa F-16 in US Navy colors and markings. This has been on my list 'to build' for about 20 years and it started with seeing a photo on page 41 of the Squadron/Signal book 'F-16 Viper' by Lou Drendel. There is something about those subdued colors and markings that look terrific on the F-16 (ditto on the Hellenic Air Force F-16 as well). I added a different ejection seat and throttle from a Revell F-16, and the ACMI pod and captive Sidewinder are from a Hasegawa weapons set. The canopy tint was done with Tamiya Smoke, applied in a layers for the desired depth. The paint is all Model Master enamels. The camouflage was achieved using rolled poster tack for feathered edges (tried it freehand, didn't look in scale with the model). The decals are from the kit and well, let's just say they suck. Unfortunately, they are the only game in town for 1/72 F-16N decals available unless you can find the old Superscale sheet or get the decals from Fujimi's F-16N kit. Final overcoat is a satin/matte mixture from Vallejo and AK Interactive. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Albert 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Beautiful, and totally agree about this scheme on the F-16, looks perfect. Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Nice and tidy! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Thank you, Mike and Eng! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Love the camo. Well executed finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Always nice to see Vipers other than gray. Good job ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Very nice, I've always liked this scheme on the Viper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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